Lg Electronics Inc.

Hongseong Kim

Hanchoon Lee

Juhyok Kim

Sangyeul Lee

Sungwoo Kim

Seungmo Jung

Yohan Lee

SungWoo Kim

Jiwon Choi

Inbeom Cheon

Sungho Yun

A heat transfer pipe includes an outer pipe having a space therein and extending a first direction, a core disposed in the space inside the outer pipe, defining a refrigerant flow space through which a refrigerant flows between an inner surface of the outer pipe and the core, and extending in the first direction, and a resistor disposed in the refrigerant flow space and having a spiral shape with a central axis disposed to be parallel to the first direction.

Heat transfer pipe and heat exchanger for chiller

A heat exchanger is provided that includes a tube panel module elongated in a vertical direction and including a plurality of first tube panels and a plurality of second tube panels that are alternately arranged in a lateral direction; header panel modules respectively formed at an upper end and a lower end of the tube panel module and elongated in the lateral direction; and a header case having an open one side, providing a space therein, and covered on the one side by the header panel module such that the plurality of first tube panels and the plurality of second tube panels communicate with the space. Each first tube panel is formed by bonding a first panel and a second panel, and each second tube panel is formed by bonding a third panel and a fourth panel. The header panel modules include a first header panel formed by bending both ends of the first panel and the second panel in opposite directions, and a second header panel formed by bending both ends of the third panel and the fourth panel in opposite directions and bonded to the first header panel between every first tube panel and second tube panel.

Heat exchanger and heat exchanger manufacturing method

The present disclosure relates to a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes: a plurality of tube panels including a tube elongated in one direction; a pair of header modules coupled to both ends of the plurality of tube panels; and a pair of header cases having an open side, providing a space therein, and having the header module inserted in the space such that the tube panels communicate with the spaces, in which the header modules is composed of a plurality of header blocks stacked and coupled to each other, and an insertion hole in which the tube panel is inserted is formed at each of the plurality of header blocks. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the efficiency of manufacturing a heat exchanger, manufacture a heat exchanger flexibly in a custom-made type in accordance with the size of a product having the heat exchanger, reduce tolerance due to brazing, and improve stability of a product.

Provided is an outdoor unit of an air conditioner, including: an outdoor heat exchanger that has a height longer than a width; and an outdoor blowing fan that is disposed above the outdoor heat exchanger and blows air upward from below the outdoor heat exchanger, in which the outdoor heat exchanger includes: a plurality of radiating fins that contacts air; a gap that is formed between the radiating fins; a louver fin that is cut in the radiating fin and then bent; and a cut-out area that is formed in the radiating fin and formed at a position where the louver fin is cut, the radiating fin includes: a first zone that is disposed above the outdoor heat exchanger and disposed close to the outdoor blowing fan; and a second zone that is located below the first zone, and an area LAof the louver fin in the first zone is formed to be larger than an area LAof the louver fin in the second zone. The present disclosure has the advantage of uniformly forming air volumes in each zone of the heat exchanger in the vertical height direction by making the areas of the louver fins arranged in each zone different, even when the outdoor blowing fan is disposed to be biased upward.

Outdoor unit of air conditioner

An air conditioner and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The air conditioner includes an indoor heat exchanger and an outdoor heat exchanger, each including a plurality of refrigerant pipes and at least one connection pipe for interconnecting the refrigerant pipes, a brazing hole formed in the connection pipe by punching, and a brazing ring mounted over the brazing hole, wherein portions of the refrigerant pipes are inserted into the connection pipe through inlet ends of the connection pipe, the brazing hole is located between ends of the refrigerant pipes and the inlet ends of the connection pipe, and the connection pipe is bonded to the refrigerant pipes by heating at least one selected from between the refrigerant pipes and the brazing ring.

Air conditioner and method of manufacturing the same

An air conditioner and evaporator inlet header distributor therefor are provided. The air conditioner may include an evaporator inlet header distributor to distribute a refrigerant expanded in an expansion mechanism to a plurality of refrigerant flow paths of an evaporator. The evaporator inlet header distributor may include a distributor body, a refrigerant inlet pipe to guide refrigerant expanded in the expansion mechanism to an inside of the distributor body, a plurality of refrigerant outlet pipes to discharge the refrigerant from the distributor body into the plurality of refrigerant flow paths, and a separating plate to separate the inside of the distributor body into a header flow path connected with the plurality of refrigerant outlet pipes and a refrigerant dispersing flow path connected with the refrigerant inlet pipe to guide an upper portion and a lower portion of the header flow path by dispersing the refrigerant. Accordingly, two-phase refrigerant may be uniformly distributed to the plurality of refrigerant outlet pipes using a simple structure.

Air conditioner and evaporator inlet header distributor therefor

Provided is a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a refrigerant tube through which a refrigerant flows and a fin having at least two tube through holes in which the refrigerant tube is inserted. The fin includes a fin body, a plurality of flow guide protruding from one surface of the fin body, the plurality of flow guides being spaced apart from each other, and a plane part partitioning one flow guide and the other flow guide of the plurality of flow guides, the plane part having a flat surface.

Heat exchanger

A heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. With the method, a tube may be inserted into a through hole formed in at least one fin coated with a filler metal, and the tube and a fin collar of the at least one fin may be joined through the filler metal by a brazing processing. A flange may not be formed on or at a top of the at least one fin collar, which protrudes vertically from a central longitudinal plane of the at least one fin. The tube may be made of aluminum (Al), and an interval between an outer circumferential surface of the tube and an inner circumferential surface of the fin collar of the at least one fin may be approximately 0.1 mm or less. Accordingly, contact resistance occurring when fabricating a fin-tube heat exchanger using a mechanical tube expansion method may be reduced, and heat transfer performance of the heat exchanger may be improved because grooves formed within the tube may not be deformed.

Method of manufacturing a heat exchanger

Provided is a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a refrigerant tube through which a refrigerant flows and a fin having at least two tube through holes in which the refrigerant tube is inserted. The fin includes a fin body, a plurality of louvers protruding from a surface of the fin body, a plane part defined between the plurality of louvers, the plane part having a flat surface, and a guide part disposed on at least one side of the plane part to guide a flow of air or discharge of defrosting water.

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Seoul, South Korea

Hongseong Kim